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  • RE: SQL Server 2005 on VMWARE

    Just bear in mind that SQL 2005 is not fully supported in any virtual environment. If you encounter a problems and call Customer Support, they will probably ask you to...

    Gail Shaw
    Microsoft Certified Master: SQL Server, MVP, M.Sc (Comp Sci)
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  • RE: When log files attack

    binaryspiral (10/3/2008)


    Thank you for the detailed explination, although I'll appologize up front for still being a bit confused on where to start. My MS SQL skills are limited to the...

    Gail Shaw
    Microsoft Certified Master: SQL Server, MVP, M.Sc (Comp Sci)
    SQL In The Wild: Discussions on DB performance with occasional diversions into recoverability

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  • RE: What column to use for Cluster index

    Andrew Gothard (10/3/2008)


    * Well, no rules hold fast all the time. Sure someone'll think of a situation where this wouldn't be the case I'm sure

    Depends how fast the table...

    Gail Shaw
    Microsoft Certified Master: SQL Server, MVP, M.Sc (Comp Sci)
    SQL In The Wild: Discussions on DB performance with occasional diversions into recoverability

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  • RE: is it possible that replication generates 50 new procesess in a second?

    Does that username match the account that SQL agent runs as?

    Most of the replication jobs run continually, rather than frequently starting and stopping.

    Gail Shaw
    Microsoft Certified Master: SQL Server, MVP, M.Sc (Comp Sci)
    SQL In The Wild: Discussions on DB performance with occasional diversions into recoverability

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  • RE: When log files attack

    First, run DBCC OPENTRAN and see if there's any reference to replicated and non-replicated transactions. If not, skip to the 3rd paragraph.

    Drop any publication that may exist, and make sure...

    Gail Shaw
    Microsoft Certified Master: SQL Server, MVP, M.Sc (Comp Sci)
    SQL In The Wild: Discussions on DB performance with occasional diversions into recoverability

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  • RE: Help needed!

    Have you considered using the full-text search? It's one of the easier ways to do rating of matches.

    Gail Shaw
    Microsoft Certified Master: SQL Server, MVP, M.Sc (Comp Sci)
    SQL In The Wild: Discussions on DB performance with occasional diversions into recoverability

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  • RE: How to view transaction log for SQL Server 2005

    You can read the transaction log raw if you like. It's not easy to understand though. Also it will only have up to the last log backup (in full recovery)...

    Gail Shaw
    Microsoft Certified Master: SQL Server, MVP, M.Sc (Comp Sci)
    SQL In The Wild: Discussions on DB performance with occasional diversions into recoverability

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  • RE: Problem with SQL function

    There's no syntax errors with the function. The problem is how you're calling it.

    ... FROM [InfraDesk_ASP_3].[dbo].[RPT_nSLA_REPORT] ( 'All Priorities',1222799400,1225391399,null,null,('Software'),

    ('Client/Server Application',' Intel Engineering',' INTERNET'), ('Appliance',' Application'), ('')...

    Gail Shaw
    Microsoft Certified Master: SQL Server, MVP, M.Sc (Comp Sci)
    SQL In The Wild: Discussions on DB performance with occasional diversions into recoverability

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  • RE: What column to use for Cluster index

    A history table that isn't mostly queried by date?

    Gail Shaw
    Microsoft Certified Master: SQL Server, MVP, M.Sc (Comp Sci)
    SQL In The Wild: Discussions on DB performance with occasional diversions into recoverability

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  • RE: Clustering vs. Mirroring, and Maybe Load Balancing?

    DNA (10/3/2008)


    With mirroring the servers can be physically located near each other but they can also be at different sites. If they are at different sites this will protect...

    Gail Shaw
    Microsoft Certified Master: SQL Server, MVP, M.Sc (Comp Sci)
    SQL In The Wild: Discussions on DB performance with occasional diversions into recoverability

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  • RE: if...then...else...end if

    I think part of that got cut off. (The forum software doesn't like triangular brackets)

    From what I can see, all you need to do is change the definition of the...

    Gail Shaw
    Microsoft Certified Master: SQL Server, MVP, M.Sc (Comp Sci)
    SQL In The Wild: Discussions on DB performance with occasional diversions into recoverability

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  • RE: sqlserver 2005 Express

    So help_publication doesn't show any result set at all?

    Gail Shaw
    Microsoft Certified Master: SQL Server, MVP, M.Sc (Comp Sci)
    SQL In The Wild: Discussions on DB performance with occasional diversions into recoverability

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  • RE: Incremental backup

    To be a little pedantic...

    Transaction log backups don't backup changes. They backup a list of operations that occurred since the last log backup, including the time that they occurred. If...

    Gail Shaw
    Microsoft Certified Master: SQL Server, MVP, M.Sc (Comp Sci)
    SQL In The Wild: Discussions on DB performance with occasional diversions into recoverability

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  • RE: does log size has any impact on performane of database

    Hemalatha (10/3/2008)


    I have seen reply of using partitions, but tats not the remedy.

    Why are partitions not appropriate?

    Gail Shaw
    Microsoft Certified Master: SQL Server, MVP, M.Sc (Comp Sci)
    SQL In The Wild: Discussions on DB performance with occasional diversions into recoverability

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  • RE: DBCC commands to Check Data and Index Linkage??

    kotlas7 (10/3/2008)


    Hi Gail Shaw,

    I observed that the Optimization and Intigrity checks jobs are scheduled to run at the same time.

    Is this cause to fail the intigrity job?

    No.

    George said exactly...

    Gail Shaw
    Microsoft Certified Master: SQL Server, MVP, M.Sc (Comp Sci)
    SQL In The Wild: Discussions on DB performance with occasional diversions into recoverability

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